Cutting and folding machine.



S. G. 6088 & R. C. SEYMOUR.

CUTTING AND. FOLDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-23,1915

Pntvntvd May 30, 191% Z flfifiTs riti Ti INVENTOHS WITNE8 8 S. G (5083 61 R. C. SEYMOUR.

CUTTING AND FOLDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.23 1915.

1 ,1 85,088. Patented May 30, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- VEIVTORS By M ,UTU HEY UNITED STATES PA ENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL G. GOSS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AND RALPH C. SEYMOUR, OF LAIRGHHONT; NEW YORK, ASSIGNORS TO GOSS PRINTING PRESS COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

CUTTING AND FOLDING MACHINE.

Original application filed Jiine 10, 1914,

-Outting and Folding Machines, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates tov machines aux-.

iliary to printing presses and like machines,

and more particularly to such machines wherein a running web is received and cut and is folded and delivered or is delivered unfolded, and in certain aspects of the invention it relates more particularlyeto such machines operating with diagonally positioned cutters cutting the running web, but making a square or perpendicular cut in the Web.

Other objects and features of the inven tion will be in part obvious and in part will be set forth hereinafter.

The inventi n consists in the novel parts, combinations, constructions and improvements herein shown and described,

This application is a division of our application Ser. No. 844,153, filed. June 10, 1914.

1 The accompanying drawings, referred to herein and forming a part hereof, illustrate one embodiment of the invention, and together with the description serve to explain the principles thereof.

Of the drawings: Figure 1 is an elevation oi a machine constituting an embodiment of the invention; Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but showing the parts in difl'erent positions and the machine delivering unfoldedv sheets; Fig. 3 is a view on an enlarged scale of the central part of Fig. 2, showing the mechanism in a different position and with certain parts omitted; and Fig. l is a fragmentary elevation on .an enlarged scale showing a different. form of en-adjusting or compensating device.

In accordance with certain features of the invention, means are provided for making a complete cut or severance of the web, such as is required 'in the clean-cut edges of magazines and other high class book and like printed work. This is effected by a shearing cut, and for this purpose the cutters are placed at a very slight angle, that is, diagonally or obliquely, to the axis of their carriers, thereby giving a clean, shear- Speciflcation 01' Letters Patent.

Patented May 30, 191-6;

Serial No. 844,153. Divided and this application filed August 23," 1915. Serial No. 47,006.

ing cut to the running web. In order that 66 the shearing cut may be made in the running web by the transversely set blades and at the same time that the cut may be madestraight across, that is, perpendicularlygto" the side edges'of the web, means are pro-.

the web slightly at; 1

vided for taking u iciently to compensate one side and just su for the diagonal gain web as it runs. This compensating takeof the cut across the,

up is greatest at one edge of the web and"' 65 gradually v posite edge of the web. L

In accordance with certain features of" .the invention, the sheets are collected if diminishes to nothing at the 0pdesired, and in certain aspects of he-inventio-n the,-sheets are delivered either folded or unfolded, 7 Other features of the invention'will set forthhereinafter in connection with the detailed description. Referring by way of example, to the em bodilnent illustrated in the drawing, the. web a: is run in between feed rolls 48 and I 49. A pair. of traveling carriersare proill F. ii

vided for the compensating take up device for the web, and in Figs. 1 and 2 said com-' pensating takeup device is shown of rotary' form, and in Fig. 5 said device is shown in reciprocatory form. In Figs. .1 and a cylinder 50 is provided with a compen ,85

sating depression 51 arranged longitudi nally thereof, or parallel to its axis, and ar-J, ranged to give a momentary transverse di} agonal movement to the paper at the cut-"" just sufficient to compensate foifim ting point the set of the cutters and to give acut' p pendicularly or straight across the paper; ,3 A copenlting cylinder-53 mounted upon" a shaft 54 is provided with a correspond:

ing compensating pro ection 55, extendingg5 longitudinally thereof or parallel fto 'its axis. The proiecti'on 55- is greatest at one was 03,"

end of the cylinder an diminishes mot -f the cylinder like the projections 16in the parent application sen No. 8441,1533.

. I1 eoi'iperates with the compensating depres-f which cutting blades are mounted at a slight angle or obliquely with respect to the axis of the cylinder 60. A cylinder 61 cooperates with the cylinder 60, and has cutting blades 65 and 66, cooperating respectivel v with cutting blades 2 and 63 on cylinder (30'. Suitable guides 67 may be provided to support and direct the web to the cylinders 0 and 64-. The cylinder (i-l is provided with means for retaining the lead or forward end of the web, and so far as coneerns many features of the inventiomsaid means may be of any desired form. As shown herein such means comprises impaling pins 8 and till mounted and operating in a well-known manner.

Means are provided b the inventi n for delivering the sheets unt'olded.or for delivering the sheets singly folded. or for deliverin; the sheets eolleeted and folded. as may be desired. In the embodied form of su h means. the l'oldin; deviees eomprise reeipro eating l'oldiu; blades Ht) mounted in the e \'linder (3|. Haul folding blades have a pin and slot eonneetion with the slots .\'l in lever arms 5:! at (.ltll end of the folding blades 0. The afin H2 are lixed. respeetively, t roek shal'ts Nil earried by the e vlinder til. Siu'ing HI is eonneeted to the arms H2. Fixed to the shafts HI, are aetuatin; arms 85. provided with eam rolls SH. Said eam rolls eoiiperale. resla-etivelv with suitable eams 1' upon the mavhine frame. to projeet the folding blades Ht) at the proper time to fold the sheets into the eorrespondint. folding jaws.

(oiiperating with the. cylinder til to told the sheets. is a e vlinder 90 carried by shaft 91 journaled in the maehine frame. The eylinder SH) i provided with sets of folding jaws 9! of an suitable l'orm. Folding jaws Eli! are earried by roel shafts Sill. said shafts 5);, being mounted in the e vlinder 91), Fixed to the respeetive roelt' shafts 93 is an actuating-arm 9|. rareviu; a ram roller 95. and aeted upon by a spring Slti. ram 97 fixed upon the maehine t'rame cooperates with the eam roller 95 to open and elose the fold-- ing jaws to take the fold. and to deliver the sheet. A

The form of delivery devices shown comprises an'intermittent carrier or conveyer belt 98 earried upon rollers 99 and driven in a suitable manner (not shown). The form of flat delivery embodied in said Figs. 2 and 3 comprises tapes 110 and 111 run ning over rollers 112 and 113, and constituting a sheet pathway conducting away the sheets from the cylinders 60. and 64. Means are provided for directing the lead edge of the successive sheets between the tapes 110 andlll. to be conveyed away thereby. As embodied, a series of fingers 114 are carried in recesses in the cylinder 64. Said fingerslfl are mounted on a rock shaft 115, said shaft. being mounted in the eylinder 61. Fixed to the rock shaft'115 is an aetuating arm 116 provided with a ram roller 117. The eam roller 11? cooperates with a eam 118 on the machine frame. The manner of operation of the mechanism shown and deseribed is substantially as follows: The web .1? runs in between the feed rollers 48 and 4!). 'hen it is desired to eut the sheets and deliver them fiat, the eam 118 is moved into operative relation with the eam roller iii. and the guiding and supporting lingers 114 are raised as shown in full lines. and then pass through the positions show u in dotted lines in Fig. 3, thuvlil'tingthe lead end of the web from e vlinder U4 and feeding it into the tape pathway lit) and ill. The cutters 63 and (H; or the eutters 2 and (1.3 sever the sheet, \vhieh is then eonve sed away. When it is desired. to rut and fold. the grippers or inipaling pins (35 carry the lead end of the web about the cylinder tit. and the folding blades Htl fold the renter of the sheet into fmlll'ig jaws M2. The sheet then released the grippers 6| iinpaling pins 3. to the cyli d r 90 and by said cylinder is delivered. to tttfl eonveyer 1'8. \Yhen it is desired to eolleet. the folding: blades and folding jaws S0 and 99.. respectively, and the gr "iptt'fi or impaling pinstiS are arrangedto operate intermittently and periodically so as to take upon the evhnder (it two or more sheets in superimposition and then fold them otl' together in the manner already; deseribed for a single sheet. From all the foregoing it will be underioo stood that a niaehine has been PIOVlCvQd em ing a cooperating oblique cutter. a cylinder carrying cooperating folding means and. compensating means for causing said cutters to make a perpendicular cut in the web.

2. A folding and cutting machine including in combination oblique cutters, -c'ompensating means for producing a perpendicular cut therefrom, folding mechanism, and devices whereby the cut sheets ma be deli ve'red folded or unfolded.

3. A folding and cutting machine inciudingin combination a. we!) supply. oblique cutters, compensating means for pr ducing a perpendicular cut therefrom, folding mechanism and devices whereby the cut sheets may be delivered folded or unfolded.

4. A folding and cutting machine including in combination rotating oblique cutters, compensating means for producing a perpendicular cut therefrom, folding mechanism and devices whereby the cut sheets may be delivered folded or unfolded.

5. A folding and cutting machine including in combination a source of web supply. rotating oblique cutters, compensating means for producing a perpendicular cut therefrom, folding mechanism and devices whereby the cut sheets may be delivered folded or unfolded.

6. A folding andcutting machine including in combination oblique cutters, rotating compensating means for producing a perpendicular cut therefrom, folding mechanism and devices whereby the cut sheets may be delivered folded or unfolded.

7. A folding and cutting machine including in combination rotating oblique cutters, rotating compensating means for producing a perpendicular cut therefrom, folding mechanism and devices whereby the cut sheets may be delivered folded or unfolded.

8. A folding and cutting machine including in combination a cylinder having an oblique cutter, an oblique cutter cooperating therewith, compensating devices for-producing a perpendicular cut from said cutters, devices carried on said cylinder for transferring the sheets therefrom either flat or folded, and folding mechanism for folding the sheets when desired.

9. A folding and cutting machine including in combination a web supply, a cylinder having an oblique cutter, an oblique cutter cooperating therewith, compensating devices for producing a perpendicular cut from said cutters, devices carried on said cylinder for transferring the sheets therefrom either flat or folded and folding mechanism for folding the sheets when desired.

10. A folding and cutting machine including in combination a cylinder having an oblique cutter, an oblique cutter cooperating therewith, compensating devices for producing a perpendicular cut from said cutters, devices carried on said cylinder for transferring the sheets therefrom either flat or folded and devices for receiving the sheets from said cylinder, and folding mechanism for folding the sheets when desired.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification. in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

SAMUEL G. GUSS. RALPH C. SEYMOUR.

lVitnesse/s as to S. G. Gross:

F. J. HALsEY, J N0. M. CARLSOTN. Vitnesses as to R. C. Seymour:

S. J. GnNsLER, C. V. KEELY. 

